Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center station
(Redirected from Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center)
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center | ||||||||||||||||
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MetroLink light rail station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 1003 North 25th Street East St. Louis, Illinois 62205 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°37′24″N 90°07′28″W / 38.6232°N 90.1244°WCoordinates: 38°37′24″N 90°07′28″W / 38.6232°N 90.1244°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Bi-State Development Agency | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Transit | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Bus stands | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Embankment | |||||||||||||||
Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Rack | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | May 5, 2001[1] | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2018 | 462 daily | |||||||||||||||
Rank | 32 out of 38 | |||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center (also known as JJK Center) is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] It is adjacent to the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center and Jones Park in East St. Louis, Illinois. It is located just west of Metro's 29th Street Yard and just north of Interstate 64's exit 4B. This station has no park and ride lot but does feature a kiss-and-ride turnaround.
Station layout
The platform is accessed via a walkway from the bus loop. There is also a set of stairs from the bus loop down the embankment to 25th Street.
P Platform level |
Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Shrewsbury – Lansdowne (Emerson Park) ← Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Emerson Park) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | Red Line toward Shiloh – Scott (Washington Park) → Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Washington Park) → | |
Street level | Exit/entrance and buses |
References
- ^ Leiser, Ken (April 30, 2001). "MetroLink Extension Opens This Weekend With Parking to Spare". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. A9. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JJK Center Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
External links
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- St. Clair County Transit District
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- East St. Louis, Illinois
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